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E. M. GRUEL.

DIRIGIBLE HEADLIGHT.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 6.1918.

1 ,326,052. Patented 'Dec. 23, 1919.

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DIRIGIBLE HEADLIGHT. 7

APPLICATION FILED JULY 6. 1918.

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I 'IDIBIGIBLE nnanmen'r.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDGAR M. GRUEL, a citizen of the United States," residing at Red Lodge, in the county of Carbon and State of Montana, have'invented newJa'nd useful Improvements in Dirigible Headlights, of which the followingisa specification.

' lights and has for its object to provide a arranged to turn in the direction of travel is supported, one section 'tions at will.

headlight for. motor vehicles'which may be tionary'as desired. v I

With this end in view the invention includes sectional rods upon which the. lamp of the rod carrying whilethe other section is, connectof the vehicle or. arranged toa-remain stathe lamp,

ed to a convenient part of the vehicle steering gear, anovel form of coupling being provided foiautomatically locking the sections of the rod together when desired. I

The invention further aims to provide a sectional lamp supporting rod for the above purposes, in which bothsections are capable of rotation, While one section is capable of vertical movement in order that it,

111' nited may be dlsconnected from the other section, suitable means located within I convenient reach of the driverof the vehicle enabling the driver to connect or disconnect the; sec- 1 The invention also includes the following combinations. and an fully described and illustrated in the accome panying drawings, in which Fi re .1 isa front elevation of a motor .vehic e equippedwith headlights constructin accordance with the resent invention; Fig.2 is an elevation ot the front part of the vehicle, parts being: broken away or shown in section-to more clearly illustrate .the connection be ween thesteering mechanism and headlights and ment for disconnecting steering mechanism;

Fig. 3 is a horizontal'sectional view showing connection between thesectional rod andthe flexible elethe lamps from the the steering mechanism; i

Fig. 4 is a front elevationof one of the lamps and its associated .parts, the lam car'- rying section of the supporting rod eing disconnected from the other section; and

Fig. 5 is a detail vertical sectional View throu h the rod couplingl Re erring to the drawings in detail the Specification of'Letters Patent. Application filed J u1y 6,

Patented Dec. 23, 19119. 1918. Serial' No. 243,513.

lamp which is shown at 10, is of ordinary The rods 11 include an upper 'sectio'n'12 and a lower section 13, the former being or to any other conthe connection just described, the section 13- of the rod 11 will "becaused to rotate when i the direction of Ithe .vehicle is changed and when this sectionis connected to the section 12, the lamp 10 will be accordingly turned in the direction 'of the travel of the vehicle.

For the purpose of connecting the sections 12 and 13 together, a novel form of coupling .is provided, which c'onsists-ofp upper end of the section 13 with a squared extremity'20. Formed in the adjacent end of the section '12 is'a notch 21, whose shape conforms to the shape of the squared extension and when engaged thereover will cause the two sections to be locked together the former section is surrounded by a spring guided-in supporting brackets 15 secured to This invention relates to vehicle head-' guided in the bracket 16 roviding the l 22, one end of which bears. against one of i the guide and supporting brackets 15, while the opposite end bears against a pin carried by the section 12, so that the said section is'forced intoengagement with the section 13 through thezaction of this spring. Oar- "ried by the end of the section.'12 and lo'- cated upon diametrically opposite sides thereof are inclined guiding members 23, the'width, of these members being sufficient toguide thesquared extension 20 into the notch 21 to row'de for the automatic coupling of the sections'when brought together. In order to disconnect the sections, there is connected to the lower end of the section 12 or to one of the guiding members'23, one 'end of a flexible element 24, which may be in the form ofa wire, the vopposite end of this element being locatedwithin convenient reach of the driver of the vehicle. When it is desired to disconnect the sections so thatthe lamps will not turnwith the change inthe direction of travel of the vehicle, the driver pulls theflexible element 24: sufficiently to disconnect the coupling between the members 12 and 13, a button 25 carried by the element 24: being engaged in the notch 26 of 'a-b-racket 27 positioned hupon theinstrument board of the vehicle.'

Then it is desired that the lamps turn with the change of direction of travel of the vehicle the element 24 is released and the section 12- will move toward the section 13 under-the influence of the spring. 22, when the two sections Will' be automatically means connecting one-section of the rod to the steering gear of the vehicle, a bracket mounted u on the vehicle and receiving the othersect1on of the rod in a manner to permit of vertical and rotary movement, a"

lamp carried by the last mentioned section, a rectangular stud carried by one end of one other section, a flared 'of'said sections for engagement with a rec- .tangular socket formed in the end of the other section and aflared guide sleeve surrounding the end ofthe socketed section to guide the stud within the socket and couple the sections together.

4 2. A vehicleheadlight embodying a sectiona]. rod mounted for rotary movement, means connecting one section of the rod to the steering gear of the vehicle,v a bracket mounted upon the vehicle and receiving the other section of the rod in'a manner to permit of vertical and rota movement, a lamp carried by thetlast mentioned section, a rectangularvstud carried by one end of one of said sections for engagement with a rectangular socket formed in thejend of the ide sleeve surrounding the end of the soc eted section to guide 1 the stud within the socket and couple the sections together, means, extending within convenient reach of the driver ofthe vehicle for separating the sectional rod, and 'a spring surrounding the rod and engageable with'the bracket to force the sections or thei- 7 rod together. t n c r In testimonywhereofl aflix-my signature.

' EDGAR M.'GRUEL.'-" 

